SUNWAY Group has become the only Malaysian-headquartered company to feature on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For Southeast Asia 2026 list, making its debut at No. 26.
The recognition places the group among 100 organisations across the region acknowledged for their workplace culture and employee experience.
According to Great Place To Work’s published profile, 93% of surveyed Sunway employees consider the group a great place to work.
Sunway also secured Great Place To Work Certification for the second consecutive year in 2026.
Sunway Group founder and chairman Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah said the recognition reflected the group’s commitment to building a workplace founded on trust and strong organisational values.
“While business performance is important, it is ultimately people and values that define the strength and longevity of an organisation,” he said.
Cheah said the group’s approach was guided by its core values of integrity, humility and excellence, adding that it remained committed to creating opportunities for employees and the communities it serves.
The ranking, produced by Fortune and Great Place To Work, is based on confidential feedback from more than 1.32 million employees across 10 Southeast Asian countries.
To qualify, companies must hold Great Place To Work Certification and employ at least 200 people in the region.
Employees assess their workplaces through 60 statements and two open-ended questions covering areas such as trust, leadership, respect, fairness and pride.
The assessment also considers whether positive workplace experiences are consistently shared across different roles, seniority levels and demographic groups, alongside regional workforce size and the number of countries in which companies are certified and surveyed.
Sunway’s people strategy is anchored in its core values and the “Doing Well by Doing Good” philosophy championed by Cheah.
Across its 13 business divisions, the group offers leadership development programmes and opportunities for employees to gain experience across different functions and industries.
The latest workplace recognition is one of three Fortune accolades involving Sunway this year.
The group also climbed 39 places to No. 151 on the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 list of companies.
Meanwhile, Sunway executive deputy chair Datin Paduka Sarena Cheah was named among Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia 2026, joining four other Malaysians on the list of 100 business leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region.
Separately, Sunway was named one of Malaysia’s Best Managed Companies 2025 by Deloitte, retaining its Gold status for the fifth consecutive year.
